Radio Shack TAD-799 manual

Cat. No. 43- 7 99 OWNER’S MAN UAL Fully Digi tal T eleph one Answering Syst em Plea se read be fore usi n g this equ ipmen t. T AD-799 with D ay/Tim e Voi ce Stam p 43-7 99 .fm Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 9:4 3 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TA D-799 Fully Digi tal Telep hone Answering Sy s tem s tores all mess ages on a computer chi p — there ar e no ta pe m ech ani sms to we ar ou t an d no ta pes to bother with. This gives y ou cap abilities not available in tape-based ans wering machines. For example, you can delete individual messages without listen i[...]

3 Phone Pi ck-Up Detection — t he TAD automatical ly stops if y ou an swer a call after t he TAD answers. DE LETE Bu tt on — lets you qu ickly erase mes sages individually or al l at once. Me mo R e cord ing — le ts you lea ve memos for your family, roomm ates, or co-workers as messages on the TAD. To take advantage of all t he TAD’s fea- t[...]

4 READ THI S BEFORE INS T ALLA T ION W e ha ve designed your TAD-799 to con form to federal regulations, an d you can connect it to most t elephone lines . Howev er, each de vice you conn ect to the phone line draws power from it. This pow er dr aw is th e de vi ce ’s Ringer Equiv- alence Nu mbe r , or REN. The REN is sho wn on the bottom of the [...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... 6 Choosing a Loc ation ................................ .............. ................... ................... ..... 6 In stal ling th e Backu p B attery ..... .. ... ..... .. ..[...]

6 IN ST ALLA TION CHOOS ING A LOCATION Select a location tha t is near a modular telephon e jack and an AC outlet. Notes: • Y our T A D-799 conne cts di rectly to a modular telephon e line jack. I f your telephone wiri ng does not have a modular jack, you can update it yourself using jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShac k store, o[...]

7 2. Snap the battery’s terminals to t he connector inside the compartment . 3. Replace the cover . When Lo and th e two-digit num ber of calls in memo ry alternately f lash on the display, replace the battery. When you replace the battery, be sure the TA D is connected to AC power so you do not lose any stored information. Cautio ns: • Dispose[...]

8 CONNECTING T O POWER Insert the supplie d ad apte r’s barrel plug in to the AC 9V jac k on the back of t he TAD. The n plug the A C ada pter’s other end into a standard AC outlet. Cautio n : You must use a Class II power source that supplies 9 volt s AC and d e- livers at least 400 mA. Its center tip mus t be set to positive and its plug must[...]

9 PREP ARA TION SETTI NG THE DA Y AND TI ME Follow these steps to set the day and tim e so t he TAD re cords the c orrec t day and time of the call with each phone messag e. Notes : • T o avoid having to rese t t h e time if AC power is lo st, we recommend you install a battery before you set the day and time. • If you do not com plete any step[...]

10 RECORDING THE OUT GO I N G MES S AGE Before you can s et the TAD t o answer calls, you m ust record the outgoing mes- sag e (OGM ) the cal ler hears when t he TAD answe rs a call. Note : The ma ximum out going m es sage lengt h is 60 seconds. 1. Hold down ANNC . The T AD bee ps. Note: When memory i s full, the T A D displays FL and announces , ?[...]

11 BASIC O PERA TION SETTI NG TH E NUMBER OF RING S The ring select switch on t he bottom of the TAD controls h ow l ong the TAD-799 waits before it answers a c all. Slide the switch to the appropriate position. 4 — T he TAD answers after f our rings. 7 — T he TAD answers aft er seven rings. TS (Toll Saver) — If there are new m es- sages, the[...]

12 RECORDING INCO MING MESSAGES The T AD can record an incom ing me s- sag e of up t o 60 s econd s. I f a rec ording reach es 55 seconds, the TAD beeps onc e to notify the caller that t ime wi ll be up s oon. If the recording reaches 60 secon ds, the TAD beeps three times, then disconn ects. The T A D aut oma tically stops and hangs u p if t he c [...]

13 Rep eating Mes sages To review a m essage whi le you are l i s- tening to it, press REPEA T . The current messag e plays from the beginning. To hear t he pre vious mes sage, press and hold REPEA T until t hat message ’s number a ppears. The T AD pla ys the messag e. Skip ping M essages To ski p to t he next message whi le yo u are listening to[...]

14 ERASING M ESSAGES To del ete a spe cific m essage, p ress DE- LETE onc e while the m essage is pla ying. The TAD beep s once and i mmedi ately erases the current m essage, then p lays the ne xt mess age. To eras e all message s, while pl ayback is stopped, hold down DELETE . The TAD sounds a long beep and 00 appears on the di sp lay . Note : If [...]

15 REMOTE OPE R A TIO N While you are away from your home or office, you can use a touch-t one phone or a pulse (rota ry) phone with a pocket tone dialer (available at your local Ra- dioShack store) to enter you r remote operation security code and do any of the follo wing: • set the T A D to answer or not answer calls • listen to your mes sage[...]

16 2. Press SKIP or REPEA T to set t he first digit, then press STOP . The sec- ond digit flashes. 3. Press SKIP or REPEA T to set th e second di git, then pres s STOP . The third digit f lashes. 4. Press SKIP or REPEA T to set th e third digit, then pres s STOP . The T AD beeps once and displays the new security code in s e quence. REMOTE ANSW ER-[...]

17 USING REMO TE COMMAN DS Follow these s teps t o operate the T AD from a t ouch-tone phone or a pulse (ro- tary) phone with a pocket tone dialer. 1. Dial your phone number . 2. When the T AD a nswers, enter your remote operation security code. The T AD be eps o nce to confirm that you entered the correct code. Notes : • I f you do not enter eac[...]

18 REMOTE COMMANDS Press : T o: 0 Stop playback, recording, and room monitoring. 1 Play the out going m es- sage. 2 Record a new ou tgoing messag e. 3 Monitor the room where the T AD is lo cated for 30 seconds. 4 Play al l message s. 5 Play on ly new m essages . 6 Delete messages. (The T A D will n ot d ele t e me s - sages that h ave n ot been pla[...]

19 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not expect you to have any proble m s with your TAD-799, but if you do, the following sugg estions might help. Pr ob le m S u gg estion The in coming m essage is inco mp lete . Be sure t he T AD’s memory is no t fu ll. The message was longer than 60 seconds. The caller was s ilent for more than 8 seconds. Lo flashes on [...]

20 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Rad ioShack T AD-7 99 is an exam ple of superio r desig n and c raftsmans hip. The following suggestions will help you ca re for your TAD so you can enjoy it for yea rs. Keep the TAD dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry i mm ediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store t[...]

21 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that you r T AD caus- es prob lems on the t elephone line , the telephon e com pany attempt s t o notify you in ad va nce. If advanc e n otice is not practical, the telephone com pany noti- fies you a s soon as p ossible and a dvises you of your right to fil e a complaint wit h the FCC. Also, t[...]

22 NOTES 43-7 99 .fm Pag e 22 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 9:43 AM[...]

23 NOTES 43-7 99 .fm Pag e 23 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 9:43 AM[...]

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